HR Director – Global Immigration & Mobility

Overview

Division : Headquarters

Project Location(s) : New York, NY 10001 USA

Minimum Years Experience : 15

Travel Involved : 0-10%

Job Type : Regular

Job Classification : Experienced

Education : Bachelors Degree

Job Family : Human Resources

Compensation : Salaried Exempt

Position Description :

Lead development and implementation of the company’s Global Immigration & Mobility (GIM) strategy aligned with business goals. Provide expert-level guidance, support, and communication of options and requirements to deliver exceptional employee experience for seamless cross-border travel assignments. Create and standardize GIM policies, programs, and global practices in strict compliance with global immigration, tax, and labor laws. Develop relationships with external partners and align related resources with business needs including global and domestic relocation, international assignments, taxation support, visa sponsor ships, Green Card process, and vendor management.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities :

• Develop comprehensive Global Immigration & Mobility (GIM) strategy aligned with business goals for growth and informed by data-driven insights to provide best experiences for employees. Create strategy roadmap and proposals to present to executive leadership.
• Utilize thought-leadership and GIM expertise to develop, implement, and maintain global and domestic strategic direction, policies, practices, and programs.
• Maintain current and relevant GIM knowledge to mitigate risks and ensure adherence and compliance with relevant country laws and regulations. Provide informed advice to leadership and other stakeholders on how changes may affect company, GIM applications and assignments.
• Understand international business travel eligibility and requirements. Maintain knowledge of change in status and communicate travel risk assessments and country medical guides to stakeholders. Promote and communicate services available through International SOS (ISOS).
• Oversee global immigration to ensure employee valid work authorization, including visa applications, work permits, renewals, extensions, and permanent residency processes. Oversee adherence to timely and accurate processing of immigration and mobility documentation for employees.
• Engage with leaders, employees, and Human Resources (HR) teams to communicate and discuss immigration options and requirements for different visa types, potential risks for individuals and company, work permits for citizens on assignment, expatriates, inpatriates, repatriation, and issues related to visa approvals/renewals that have reached maximum duration.
• Oversee preparation and filing of global immigration applications, support employees to understand timelines and ensure documents are submitted correctly and accurately. Engage with various immigration providers on behalf of employees to ensure timely responses to inquiries and submission of necessary paperwork.
• Support individuals facing complex immigration issues, including offboarding of employees with expiring visa status.
• Develop benchmarks and KPIs for program standards. Monitor GIM programs and develop innovative solutions to improve practices and achieve business goals.
• Develop audit process of immigration and mobility records and processes to ensure compliance and data integrity.
• Lead design, maintenance, and continuous improvement of GIM policies, practices, and programs, including expatriate compensation, housing, tax equalization, and allowances, in collaboration with Legal, HR and Finance stakeholders, with use of AI or other technology to evolve systems, considering global needs, risks, dependencies, timing, and technology considerations.
• Build a global programmatic approach, leveraging technology and external partners, to develop exceptional employee experiences and greater mobility. Manage external service providers (immigration firms, relocation vendors, tax advisors) for high-quality, responsive, and cost-appropriate services.
• Develop and facilitate training to communicate and educate internal stakeholders on GIM policy, SOPs, guidelines, best practices, and program updates.
• Facilitate acquisition of GIM support, processes,…